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Reviews of Clear Lake Cottages & Marina

Clear Lake Cottages & Marina
13885 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake, CA

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 161 out of 267 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 73 out of 267 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 267 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 267 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 267 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

shacola

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice family friendly place and affordable
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alisa

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

courtney

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The room was so nice so clean it was perfect for the days spent there the view spectacular
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Above expectations
Great stay, very clean and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shrimai

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gloria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very nice -lace to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cottage was clean, cute, roomy and right on the water.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dr. Lonna

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Fantastic Cabin
What a fantastic cabin located right on the lake. To look out our window at water with no obstructions was priceless. The cabin was in perfect condition with everything we needed to cook our meals and BBQ. The onsite manager, Bob, couldn't have been nicer. We wanted to BBQ so badly but it was raining. He came out anyway and started the grill and gave us all the utensils. We will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Clearlake In The Off-Season 💙
Clean and roomy 2 queen room, heard ducks in the mornings. Absolutely stellar location, and management could not have been more helpful. Just lovely, thank you so much.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Teresa

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and nicely situated on property
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
What a lovely spot!
The comfort started with the friendly one on one communication with Bob, and as we talked his wonderful offer to upgrade our room to a bit more accessible room so my boyfriend (who doesn't always walk comfortably) could park right in front of our cottage...just such a comfy vibe. Then when we arrived at our wonderful and secure cottage in a really lovely area of Clear Lake Bob stopped by with goodies for us and our pup...so nice! We watched a lovely sunset behind Mount Konocti while we drank our champagne, then went to Howard's Grotto for a fabulous Prime Rib and Filet Mignon dinner. We had a wonderful stay. Only a few critiques: The heater fan (which pumped out delicious heat) was quite noisy all night. I also like a very dark room to sleep in but the shades did not provide that (black out curtains of some kind would be nice). The very roomy shower (nice) did not really crank out the kind of hot water my boyfriend and I enjoy. It was hot but would have liked it hotter. But these were minor issues compared to the very beautiful place and the warm hospitality shown by Bob, the manager. A real gem. We will return again!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Angie

10/10 Excellent

Jacquelyn

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was perfect ! Quiet & lovely place ! Our pet loved it too. Very close to everything.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful area and will want to stay here again. Comfortable room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The cottage was nice enough. I was not pleased with the "no contact" check-in. Seems there were pages and pages of regulations to dig through, and a lot of questions to be answered. I did receive the link prior to my visit, but being on the road I could not fill them all out until I arrived. I did call the number, and was able to provide the pertinent information over the phone (CC number, etc.)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

mearilyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bugs in room, pool and lake closed
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Manager on 16 Nov 2022
I am the manager and I personal pre-flighted your cottage and there we no bugs in your cottage. You arrived at night after dark and you were in a lakefront cottage -- mayflies are attracted to lights and if you leave your door open when while you going back and forth when bringing in items from your car they will come into your cottage. They are harmless and don't bite -- we have a handout in your cottage about them.Regarding the pool, we advertise that we have a season, solar heated pool that closes after Labor Day weekend. The level of the lake is totally out of our control, yet we do have information regarding the lake on our web site.

8/10 Good

Christina

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Anniversary getaway
The cottage was very cute and quiet which was nice. The property needs to be cleaned up around the cottages piles of leaves between cottages, trash on one side of the cottage we stayed in.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely accommodating and friendly manager. The property was by far the nicest property in clear lake. I was a resident of lake county for about 12 years and there is nothing around as nice as this property. It will be the only place we go back to.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

florence

Lakefront property will boat ramp, barbeque, fishing.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic place to stay at Clearlake. Highly recommend this property!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A short but sweet stay
We found the Clear Lake Cottages and Marina to be very enjoyable. Our stay was for only one night, but we will happily come again for a longer stay in the future.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
MY 3RD STAY IN CLEAR LAKE AND, BY FAR, THIS IS THE BEST RESORT. ROOM WAS EMACULATE. BED COMFORTABLE WITH NICE COMFORTER. LATE MODEL TV, UNFORTUNATELY, COFFEE MACHINE DIDN'T WORK. BUT I'D RETURN ANYWAY. NOT FANCY BUT CHARMING, AND COMFORTBLE.. A REAL TREAT FOR FUR BABIES.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our cottage view was just like the picture, but even BETTER! The room was huuuuuge, and newly remodeled with beautiful wood flooring and tiled bathroom. Full kitchen, and lots of windows to enjoy the incredible view. We went in March, so it was not busy, but the weather was like Spring. So peaceful, it was just what we needed to unwind. We'll definitely stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lani

Travelled with pets, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was more than accommodating. I traveled with my pet and they provided a dog bed,bowls and cookies. The cabin was clean and spacious. The immediate area of the property was clean and safe. I would not have walked around the neighborhood.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room keys provided did not work for our cottage
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and owners are spectacular! The property is perfect for the area. It is close to the lake, shopping, restaurants, and is safe.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cheyenne

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Tsang Fung

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property don't really allow dog to get on sofa or bed, it's kind of restricted. There is penalty if break the rule. But it keep the property clean, pet fee is acceptable. Due to this condition, we decided not to bring our pet.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice rooms! Great view. Really likes the area.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Joshua L

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Contactless checkin was great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Clogged bath room sink, shower head was loose,refrigerator door seal broken, horrid smell from lake.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bob is a good property owner, keep the property very clean. Check in is pleasant and easy. They willing to answer questions by email or by phone call. Outside barbecue is very convenient.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
They send an email ahead of our stay saying that there was bacteria in the lake and we wouldn't be able to swim and it was possible there would be an odor. That was fine, but when we arrived the smell was terrible. We swam in the pool anyway, and chatted with the owner and tried to enjoy our stay anyway. We all started to feel a bit sick, and thought we were coming down with something. I finally did some google research about the bacteria, and it has all sorts of health problems if you breath it in as we were doing by being near the lake! We had unknowingly been exposing our children to this health hazard, that the owners knew full well we were exposing our kids to as we splashed in the pool. We left immediately, not wanting to hurt our children's health. I would have appreciated knowing about the health issues for inhalation BEFORE arriving. Just warning us about the smell is not enough. I didn't know we were endangering our health.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This hotel has a good view of lake. However, the smell of swamp is too much for me.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Alexander

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beware, it's as bad as it gets!
Probably the worst place I've stayed in the last 10 years. Beware, stay away, don't give those folks any business, they don't deserve it! Maybe they were not too bad pre-Covid (according to reviews), but Clear Lake Cottages just sucks now. Problems (not including the stinking lake): 1) The hotel room is full of insects. 2) They intentionally mislead. The messaging they give you pre-checkin is "the algae are harmless"; the letter you find in the hotel room post-checkin warns about cyanotoxin. Official warning levels on Yellow currently. 3) At least 1 of their boats leaks. No joke, there was a hole, and it leaked. Had to apply tape to prevent the worst. That's a bad thing in a lake with blue-green algae. Worst thing, they don't tell you before giving you the boat that it leaks.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and great A/C for the warm temperatures.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like the privacy of a separate cottage.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The options to rent boats and kayaks is helpful. You can fish from the property, but go elsewhere to swim in the lake. The pool is clean and adequate. The staff was mixed from friendly, to totally stressed out from other past guests that left a mess or otherwise mistreated the property. Not totally welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very helpful
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Will be returning here a few more times. Perfect place for down time from the City life.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Joanna M.

Liked: Cleanliness
A great weekend getaway
Bob went above and beyond to walk us through the cottage and amenities offered, we had a blast on the lake and the jet skis offered to rent on site. Our view was AMAZING and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. The only downside was that we stayed one night. Coming back for at least two nights next time! 10/10 recommend :)
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bob was a dynamic host. The cottages were immaculate. Cudos to the room cleaners, and to the ground cleaners. Great Lake front cottage with full kitchen. Hey Bobby V! We will be back. Tony & Lynette.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Great place, great view... mattress are so-so
The place is great, quiet and very clean. The staff is friend and care for the customers. The only thing that they really should improve is the comfort of the beds, they're too soft and two people in the same bed (even kids) keep waking each other up.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing...
Really cute, clean little cottage close to the lakeshore for an easy walk to relax and enjoy the scenery. Chairs provided for comfort. Close to downtown restaurants. Great place to relax.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021